Sunday, November 28, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

My five favorite films by Ingmar Bergman

5. Through A Glass Darkly
4. Fanny and Alexander
3. Shame
2. Wild Strawberries
1. The Seventh Seal

My five favorite films by Stanley Kubrick

5. Lolita
4. Full Metal Jacket
3. Eyes Wide Shut
2. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1. Clockwork Orange

My five favorite Seattle sports seasons

5. 2009 Seattle Mariners
4. 1995 Seattle Mariners
3. 2005 Seahawks
2. 1995-1996 Sonics
1. 2000 Seattle Mariners

My five favorite films from the 2000s

5. There Will Be Blood
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. Kill Bill
2. I <3 Huckabees
1. Almost Famous

Top five music acts I just don't like

5. Tupac
4. Grizzly Bear
3. Pavement
2. Girl Talk
1. Lady Gaga

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

My ten favorite episodes of South Park

10. Child Abduction Is Not Funny
9. Asspen
8. Cartman Joins NAMBLA
7. The Biggest Douche in the Universe
6. Woodland Critter Christmas
5. Return of Chef
4. The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers
3. Butters' Very Own Episode
2. Trapped in the Closet
1. Scott Tenorman Must Die

My four favorite members of the rat pack

4. Frank Sinatra
3. Peter Lawford
2. Sammy Davis Jr.
1. Dean Martin

Thursday, November 11, 2010

My four favorite Beatles

4. Ringo Starr
3. John Lennon
2. Paul McCartney
1. George Harrison

My ten favorite comic book characters

10. Sentry
9. Black Bolt
8. Black Panther
7. Hal Jordan
6. Nightwing
5. Captain America
4. Dr. Strange
3. Magneto
2. Cyclops
1. Batman

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

My six favorite songs by Bob Dylan during his thin wild mercury period

6. Positively Fourth Street
5. Fourth Time Around
4. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
3. She's Your Lover Now
2. I Want You
1. Visions of Johanna

My ten favorite songs I might have heard on "alternative" radio in the 1990s

10. Weezer - El Scorcho
9. Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls
8. Alice in Chains - Man in a Box
7. Oasis - All Around the World
6. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
5. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
4. Sublime - Santeria
3. Pearl Jam - Black
2. Elliott Smith - Waltz #2
1. Spacehog - In the Meantime

My favorite Rocky movies

6. Rocky V
5. Rocky IV
4. Rocky II
3. Rocky Balboa
2. Rocky III
1. Rocky

My ten favorite Criterion Collection films

10. The Earrings of Madame de...
9. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
8. Dazed and Confused
7. The Battle of Algiers
6. If...
5. Paths of Glory
4. The Third Man
3. Wild Strawberries
2. Seven Samurai
1. The Seventh Seal

My ten favorite Simpsons episodes

10. Lemon of Troy (the lemon tree)
10. Selma's Choice (Selma takes Bart and Lisa to Itchy and Scratchy Land, Homer gets sick off a sandwich)
8. Homer the Great (the Stonecutters)
7. The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show
6. Cape Feare (the Simpsons move to Cape Feare to escape Sideshow Bob)
5. You Only Move Twice (Hank Scorpio)
4. A Fish Called Selma (Selma dates Troy McClure)
3. 22 short Films About Springfield
2. Marge Versus the Monorail
1. Last Exit to Springfield (the power plant employees go on strike, Lisa needs braces)

My five favorite Wes Anderson movies

5. The Darjeeling Limited
4. The Life Aquatic
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Rushmore

My 100 favorite albums

100. The Rentals - Return of the Rentals
99. The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse
98. Ron Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
97. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
96. Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
95. Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreaks
94. Grant Lee Buffalo - Jubilee
93. Ben Folds - Rocking the Suburbs
92. Gorillaz - Gorillaz
91. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
90. Arcade Fire - Funeral
89. She & Him - She & Him Vol. 1
88. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
87. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
86. They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
85. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
84. Frank Black - Teenager of the Year
83. Bruce Springsteen - The River
82. Television - Marquee Moon
81. Nirvana - Unplugged in NY
80. The Polyphonic Spree - The Beginning Stages Of...
79. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
78. Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off
77. Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy
76. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
75. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
74. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
73. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
72. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
71. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
70. Led Zeppelin - IV
69. Neil Young - Harvest
68. Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
67. The Rolling Stones - Their Satantic Majesty's Request
66. Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson
65. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
64. Pearl Jam - Ten
63. The Pixies - Doolittle
62. Lou Reed - Transformer
61. The Vaselines - Enter the Vaselines
60. Radiohead - In Rainbows
59. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
58. Johnny Cash - American Music IV
57. Nirvana - Nevermind
56. Radiohead - OK Computer
55. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
54. Elliott Smith - XO
53. Oasis - What's The Story Morning Glory
52. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
51. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Dark Hours
50. Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things
49. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
48. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
47. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
46. Nirvana - In Utero
45. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
44. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
43. Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
42. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
41. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
40. The Who - Who's Next
39. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
38. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
37. Led Zeppelin - III
36. Paul Simon - Graceland
35. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
34. Beck - Sea Change
33. Radiohead - The Bends
32. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
31. Kanye West - The College Dropout
30. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Love Songs
29. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
28. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
27. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
26. The White Stripes - Elephant
25. Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings
24. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
23. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
22. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
21. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk
20. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
19. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
18. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
17. Led Zeppelin - II
16. Bob Dylan - New Morning
15. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
14. The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
13. The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
12. The Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
11. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
10. Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song
9. Weezer - Pinkerton
8. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
7. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
6. The Beatles - The Beatles (the white album)
5. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
4. The Beatles - Revolver
3. The Strokes - Is This It
2. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
1. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde